Work
Wolf published a number of important books, including France, 1815 to the Present (1940), The Emergence of the Great Powers (1685–1715) (1951), Toward a European Balance of Power (1640–1720) (1969) and his most important study, Louis XIV (1968).
In retirement Wolf published The Barbary Coast: Algiers under the Turks, 1500-1730 (1979), which was translated into Arabic. He was twice a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, first in Paris (1959–60), then in Madrid (1967–68). For his work in French history, Wolf was decorated as a Chevalier des Palmes Académiques by the French government in 1979. He was also president of the Society for French Historical Studies (1968–69).
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| Name | Wolf, John Baptist |
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| Short description | American historian |
| Date of birth | 1907 |
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| Date of death | 1996 |
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